Former Google Attorney to Head US Patent Office

Michelle Lee, a former Google corporate attorney, shall head the USPTO.

[mrengine]

In a move that is reported to be friendly to Silicon Valley firms, former Google corporate attorney Michelle Lee will head the USPTO.

Source: [wired.com...]

[johnhh]

so the poacher is now the gamekeeper ! I would expect Michelle Lee to be 'friendly ' !

[Robert Charlton]

FYI, here's a discussion of what patent trolls are about....

How patent trolls are affecting software and technology
When Patents Attack! - "This American Life"
http://www.webmasterworld.com/webmaster_business_issues/4346070.htm [webmasterworld.com]

This isn't about Google vs the little guy. I'm expecting Michelle Lee to bring some badly needed reform to the system.